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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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